Ms Price struck back at the claims saying any suggestion she had held discussions with traditional owners or flown over her electorate for this purpose is untrue.

“I have not held discussions with traditional owners in my electorate about any proposal regarding the location of a nuclear waste facility,’’ she said.

“I am disappointed that Gerry McCarthy would make such allegations about my electorate and myself. He should check his facts before running to the media.

“The matter of any proposed nuclear waste facility is a matter for the Federal Government. It is also a matter for traditional owners to discuss with the Central Land Council.”

Speculation around Central Australia’s ongoing role in a site was sparked when Federal Minister for Resources Ian Macfarlane visited Tennant Creek on Thursday to meet with Traditional Owners of Muckaty Station. Land Councils have until September 30 to nominate a storage site.

Comments on this story

brinkin of howard springs Posted at 2:14 PM August 19, 2014

Typical labor, the aboriginals might get a facility that pays rent and secures well paying jobs and Mcarthy like Gerry Wood is trying to turn the Territory into a museum so like the hospital they will do all they can to stop it.

Woodsie of Bred of the Territory Posted at 12:08 PM August 19, 2014

if this is the case then do the Traditional Owners then have to agree with the handing over their land to claim rent for storage as this is the new approach from the Commonwealth in retaining houses and such, once they've agreed to sign.
Will the closet Community benefit if such a deal took place.
Not too SURE?